Wait Times for Community Mental Health Counselling
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
The median number of calendar days that clients waited for ongoing community mental health counselling services, from the date that the initial referral was received to the date of the first scheduled counselling session.
Numerator
The median number of calendar days that clients waited for their first scheduled appointment for ongoing community mental health counselling services
Denominator
This indicator is a median.
Exclusions
Referrals for services that do not meet the indicator definition
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
CIHI Data Holdings
Frequency of Data Collection
Data collection deadlines are specific to collection database and are updated quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
CIHI Your Health System
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
Yes
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025